| Johnny Rutherford's NASCAR Cup Series Start Statistics |
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| No. | Race No. | Start | Finish | Car | Mfg | Laps | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1963 - 06 | 9 | 1 | 13 |  | 40 | 6 |
| 2 | 1963 - 07 | 4 | 9 | 13 | | 196 | 0 |
| 3 | 1964 - 06 | 11 | 18 | 1 |  | 17 | 0 |
| 4 | 1964 - 08 | 35 | 26 | 1 | | 107 | 0 |
| 5 | 1964 - 35 | 21 | 7 | 0 |  | 156 | 0 |
| 6 | 1965 - 09 | 24 | 13 | 77 | | 298 | 0 |
| 7 | 1966 - 03 | 14 | 23 | 33 | | 35 | 0 |
| 8 | 1966 - 05 | 42 | 28 | 33 | | 115 | 0 |
| 9 | 1972 - 31 | 9 | 26 | 90 | | 224 | 0 |
| 10 | 1973 - 28 | 22 | 13 | 61 | | 471 | 0 |
| 11 | 1974 - 02 | 17 | 24 | 61 | | 116 | 2 |
| 12 | 1974 - 16 | 37 | 39 | 61 | | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | 1974 - 28 | 17 | 24 | 1 | | 202 | 1 |
| 14 | 1975 - 02 | 11 | 27 | 8 | | 51 | 0 |
| 15 | 1975 - 06 | 6 | 32 | 83 | | 55 | 0 |
| 16 | 1975 - 16 | 21 | 40 | 83 | | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | 1975 - 25 | 10 | 34 | 83 | | 82 | 0 |
| 18 | 1976 - 16 | 21 | 20 | 77 | | 139 | 0 |
| 19 | 1976 - 27 | 18 | 31 | 77 | | 208 | 0 |
| 20 | 1977 - 02 | 40 | 41 | 77 | | 29 | 0 |
| 21 | 1977 - 05 | 23 | 40 | 77 | | 50 | 0 |
| 22 | 1977 - 19 | 12 | 21 | 51 | | 114 | 0 |
| 23 | 1981 - 02 | 35 | 10 | 98 |  | 195 | 0 |
| 24 | 1981 - 04 | 28 | 12 | 98 | | 473 | 0 |
| 25 | 1981 - 05 | 33 | 12 | 98 | | 321 | 0 |
| 26 | 1981 - 08 | 24 | 28 | 98 | | 216 | 0 |
| 27 | 1981 - 16 | 18 | 17 | 98 | | 198 | 0 |
| 28 | 1981 - 17 | 9 | 5 | 98 | | 160 | 0 |
| 29 | 1981 - 21 | 16 | 13 | 98 | | 199 | 5 |
| 30 | 1981 - 23 | 25 | 33 | 98 | | 190 | 0 |
| 31 | 1981 - 24 | 24 | 31 | 98 | | 53 | 0 |
| 32 | 1981 - 28 | 27 | 27 | 98 |  | 216 | 0 |
| 33 | 1981 - 29 | 11 | 29 | 98 | | 172 | 0 |
| 34 | 1981 - 30 | 27 | 37 | 98 | | 39 | 0 |
| 35 | 1988 - 28 | 34 | 39 | 31 |  | 155 | 0 |
